Responsive UIs for All Devices

Flutter originally started as a framework with a primary focus on creating high-quality native apps for iOS and Android smartphones. It quickly evolved to support platforms beyond smartphones, such as tablets, web browsers, and desktop applications. With such a variety of devices to support, it has become important for developers to learn how to create responsive user interfaces (UIs) that look great on every screen. The key to creating these responsive UIs is to use techniques and strategies that enable the UI to adapt to different screen sizes, orientations, and resolutions.

In this chapter, we will get to explore how Flutter lays out the different widgets on screen and how this integrates with the build process that we covered in the first chapter. Secondly, we will learn how to obtain information about the device’s screen size and orientation and use it to adjust the UI based on these parameters. We will also discuss which widgets can help...